Type Tiers

Every call an Analyst logs must have a Type specified for it. Types are a way to categorize an issue reported by a User. For example, you can create a type called “Mail Server” to identify all issues that pertain to delivery of email. This window enables you to define issue types for your environment.

Creating a Type

Before you start

You must have IPK Setup selected in the Admin tab of your General Access Security Role.

  1. Select the Menu button , then Admin, and then select System Administration. The System Administration window is displayed, with a menu of options available . In the Explorer pane, locate the IPK Management group , scrolling up or down if necessary. You may need to expand the group to see the options.

  2. Select Type Tiers to open the window.
  1. Select in the topmost tier.
  2. Type the name of the issue type in the field under the Tier 1 column.
  3. To add lower tiers linked to this tier, first select this tier.

    4. You cannot add lower tiers to the default type named Unspecified.

  4. Select in the table for the next tier, and type the required value.
  5. Repeat these steps for each tier that you require.
  6. You can also set escalation and breach recipients for each tier. To do so, select one of the buttons corresponding to the type of event, that is, Escalate or Breach. This will open a new window.
  7. Select to save the changes. Provide the Change Reasons if prompted to do so.

Deleting a Type

Before you start

You must have IPK Setup selected in the Admin tab of your General Access Security Role.

  1. Select the Menu button , then Admin, and then select System Administration. The System Administration window is displayed, with a menu of options available . In the Explorer pane, locate the IPK Management group , scrolling up or down if necessary. You may need to expand the group to see the options.

  2. Select Type Tiers to open the window.
  1. Select the type you want to delete by selecting on it.
  2. Select . If you try to delete a type that has linked types, the system will display a message that the selected type has linked tiers and the linked tiers will also be deleted.
  3. Select Yes to delete the selected type and its linked tiers, or No to close the message window without deleting any value.

Setting the Maximum Composite Length

Before you start

You must have IPK Setup selected in the Admin tab of your General Access Security Role.

On the Type Tiers window, there is a field called Max Composite Length. This field displays the total number of characters that will be displayed in the Type field on the Call Details window. The default is 17. This means when an Analyst selects the type value, the first 17 characters will be displayed. This is including the tier separator /. So, if an analyst selects Hardware/Network/Server, the value Hardw/Netwo/Serve will be displayed.

To open the Type Tiers window:

  1. Select the Menu button , then Admin, and then select System Administration. The System Administration window is displayed, with a menu of options available . In the Explorer pane, locate the IPK Management group , scrolling up or down if necessary. You may need to expand the group to see the options.

  2. Select Type Tiers to open the window.

To increase the number of characters displayed:

  1. Type the new length for this field. The maximum value you can specify is 90. The minimum is 17.
  2. Select so that vFire Core can build values for types based on this length.
  3. Select to save the changes. Provide the Change Reasons if prompted to do so.

Defining Recipients for Escalation

In vFire Core, you can configure up to three levels of escalation. The escalation recipients you define here are applicable for all three levels of escalation.

  1. Select the Menu button , then Admin, and then select System Administration. The System Administration window is displayed, with a menu of options available . In the Explorer pane, locate the IPK Management group , scrolling up or down if necessary. You may need to expand the group to see the options.

  2. Select Type Tiers to open the window.
  1. Select . This opens a new window from which you can find the person or group you want to be notified.
  2. Select to save the details or to quit the window without saving. This closes the window and returns you to the Type Tiers screen.

Defining Recipients for Breaches

In vFire Core, you can configure up to three levels of escalation. The escalation recipients you define here are applicable for all three levels of escalation.

  1. Select the Menu button , then Admin, and then select System Administration. The System Administration window is displayed, with a menu of options available . In the Explorer pane, locate the IPK Management group , scrolling up or down if necessary. You may need to expand the group to see the options.

  2. Select Type Tiers to open the window.
  1. Select . This opens a new window from which you can find the person or group you want to be notified.
  2. You can delete recipients from the Selected Recipients table by selecting .
  3. Select to save the details.